Large Format Photography Australia

An opportunity arose on the weekend to have a look and a fondle of a Chamonix 4x5. It is so innovative and solid and some features such as the roller-bearing focussing drive are bloody intriguing. But, and for me it is a big but, there were no zero-detents and the ground glass holder — the one and o...

I have used it. It is quite good. A bit more like the old Agfa.

It's a huge chunk for your sweet Arca-Swiss Geoff.

I have owned and used a great many ball heads over the years. Most of then have been fine, with small differences in control being about the only element differentiating them. Arca-Swiss (various iterations), Mono-Ball, Foba and Gitzo. What each has in common is a moderately high profile and well se...

Listed on Ebay, priced for fast sale: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171107214765?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/171107217011?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 PLUS a Sinaron S 240mm 1:5.6 lens: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/17110661...

It was the 55 that I had, actually. Different strokes, I guess. I hated it with a passion and you love it. Ain't choice a fabulous thing.

Be Really Sure it will do what you require. I bought one from a chap here when the board first started and I could not get rid of it quickly enough. I have liked Ball Heads for years and have and use several. The RSS BH was the worst I ever encountered. Nicely presented but was not designed at all w...

What appeals most in this one, Geoff, is that I see the line of poles and cables as the subject echoed in the line of the bridge. The wind turbine was at Mayfield (or close by) but I am also sure it is the Stockton bridge. Jon, I hooked up with a mate at Charlestown and went out in quest of pics and...

I have had a couple of these for some time but I try not to use them. I find that the sheets come out of their notched with agitation and stick together, often just along one edge. The last batch I put through I was extremely gentle with the agitation and this resulted in uneven development. They ha...

I like the idea of keeping them in folders. Yes the files can be stored flat in folders if that is your preference. However, from an archival point of view it is better to suspend them in a filing cabinet if you possibly can because the sheets need air to be able to circulate in order to control hu...